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That would be pointless if FM was a standard, wouldn't it ?

It depends on who is at the other end.

I flew in two clubs. In one radios were the norm and downwind calls
were expected. In the other one, most (if not all) training gliders had
no radios at all.

Do gliders get any special consideration from ATC, given that they are
unpowered aircraft?

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